Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel has been named the head football coach at UTEP. Dimel has previous head-coaching experience at Houston and Wyoming.

Adam Rittenberg ESPN Staff Writer

UTEP is hiring Kansas State offensive coordinator Dana Dimel as its next coach. Dimel's name emerged late in the process, I'm told. The former Wyoming and Houston coach has been at Kansas State since 2009. The two sides are figuring out when Dimel will start as Kansas State plays in the Cactus Bowl on Dec. 26.

One of the weekend's biggest win-probability swings occurred when Kansas State freshman QB Skylar Thompson led an 87-yard drive that ended with the game-winning TD in the Wildcats' 20-19 victory over Iowa State.

Kansas State will have to rely on freshman QB Skylar Thompson on Saturday against Iowa State, with QB Jesse Ertz out the rest of the season due to knee surgery and backup Alex Delton still out after two concussions.

Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer

Kansas State QB Jesse Ertz will officially miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Coach Bill Snyder said Ertz would have surgery. Ertz was the starter in K-State's first five games, but has not played since Oct. 7.

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Pringle leads Big 12 standouts

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The fun didn't stop for K-State's Byron Pringle on Saturday, as he racked up four scores en route to the conference's offensive award. Texas' Gary Johnson earned a nod on defense, with a pair of Cyclones rounding out the group.